Automobile attachment.



Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

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GEORGE H. CHANDLEE, OF CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND.

AUTOMOBILE ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

Application filed. February 12, 1910. Serial No. 543,476.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. GHANDLEE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chevy Chase, in the county of Montgomery, State of Maryland,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in AutomobileAttachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention is an improved automobile attachment providing means forsecuring the front end of a lap robe on the foot board of an automobileand for supporting the contiguous front portion of the robe clear of thesweep of the pedals'so as to prevent the robe from fouling the pedalsand interfering with the ready operation thereof, thesaid iiwentionconsisting in the construction, combination and arrangement of deviceshereinafter described and claimed.

One object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich may be readily attached to any automobile.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which willsecure the lap robe against surreptitious removal.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which may beadjusted according to the width of the automobile body on which the sameis to be used.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a pivotallymounted lap robe holder and supporter embodying robe securing means androbe supporting means, the latter forming a handle by means of which thedevice may be readily turned to engaged or disengaged position.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure l is an elevation of a portion ofthe body of an automobile provided with my improved lap robe securingand supporting attachment, also showing the lap robe in section. Fig. 2is a detail perspective view of my improved lap robe securing andsupporting at tachment for automobiles, a portion of one of the sleevesbeing indicated as broken away and in section. Fig. 3 is a detailelevation showing one of the supporting brackets and the portion of thelap robe holder and supporter pivoted thereto. Fig. 4 is a similar viewof the same at right angles to Fig. 3 and showing portions of the endarms of the securing and supporting bars in section. Fig. 5 is a detailsectional view on the plane indicated by the line a a of Fig. 4,illustrating a modification.

In the embodiment of the invention here shown, which it is understood isonly a preferred form of the invention and may be modified within thescope of the appended claims, there'is provided a lap robe securing bar1 and a robe supporting bar 2, both of which are bowed or arched so thattheir ends 3, 4 respectively are at substantially right-angles to theirintermediate portions and converge, the said end arms or portions 3 and4 of the said bars being, in other Words, disposed in angular relation.Said bars are preferably, and are here shown, as tubular. Theirconverging or angularly disposed ends are secured on the studs 5, 6 ofangularly related arms'7, 8 of hub members 9, which serve to unite theends. of said bars 1, 2 together. The ends of said bars abut againstshoulders 10, formed on said arms at the bases of said studs. The saidrobe securing and robe supporting bars are preferably longitudinallyadjustable so that the length of the attachment may be varied as may berequired to enable the same to be used on an automobile of any width ofbody and for the purposes of this specification said bars are shown asmade of separable sections, one intermediate portion of each bar beingprovided with a socket sleeve 11, for the reception of the end portion12, of the other section, said socketsleeve permitting the longitudinaladjustment of the bars, as will be understood.

In practice my improved lap robe holding and supporting attachment ismounted above the foot board of an automobile for movement of thesecuring bar or member toward and from the foot board to permit thesecuring and detachment of the front end of the said robe and for thepurposes of this specification I show as such supporting means a pair ofbrackets 13, each of which comprises a standard portion 14, and a baseportion 15, the latter to bear upon the foot board. The base portion ofeach supporting member is also here shown as comprising a pair of arms16, 17, whlch are disposed at right angles to each other, said arm 16extending transversely on the foot board and from the rear side of thestandard. The said arms are provided with openings 18 for the receptionof screws or other suitable devices by which the said supporting membersmay be secured on the foot board. 7

The hub devices 9 of the lap robe holder and supporter bear against theouter sides of the standards 14: and are pivotally connected thereto bymeans of bolts 19. The robe securing bar 1 extends forwardly from thesupporting members and across the foot board of the automobile and ismovable toward and from the foot board so as to secure the front end ofthe lap robe between said bar and the foot bar or permit the detachmentthereof from between them, the pivotal mounting of the device permittingsuch movement of the said securing bar, and the supporting bar 2 servesconveniently as a handle or lever for thus moving the lap robe holder aswell as for supporting the front portion of the lap robe above thepedals of the automobile and clear of the sweep thereof so as to preventthe lap robe from lying on and fouling the pedals and interfering withtheir operation. The foot board is indicated at Z) and one of the pedalsis indicated at c in Fig. l.

ithin the scope of my invention the bar '1 or lap robe securing elementmay be of any suitable construction and provided with any suitable meansfor securing the front end of the lap robe on the foot board and alsofor preventing the surreptitious removal of the lap robe from theautomobile. For the purposes of this specification the said bar is shownprovided with clownwardly extending prongs 20, to pass through thefabric of the lap robe when the said bar bears upon the robe and pressesit against the foot bar so as to cause the said bar to coact with thefoot board in thus securing the front end of the robe.

In Fig. 1 of the drawings a lap robe is indicated at (Z with its frontend secured by the bar 1, and its contiguous front portion bearing onthe bar 2, and supported thereby above the pedals of the automobile andclear of the sweep thereof and hence it will be understood that the saidbar 2 prevents the lap robe from getting upon and fouling the pedals andinterfering with the operation thereof.

Vithin the scope of my invention any suitable means may be employed forretaining the lap robe holder in engaged position with the robe and forthe purposes of this specification I show springs 21, in Fig. 2 of thedrawings, to perform this oflice. Each spring al as here shown, isformed of a single piece of spring wire doubled to form an arm 22, whichbears upon the arm 16, of the base of one of the supporting devices,provided with coils 23 which pass around the pivot bolt 19 and the endportions of which form arms 24, which extend for wardly on oppositesides of one end of the bar 1, and terminate in reversely disposed hooks25, which bear on said arm and cause the spring to exert downwardpressure thereon and keep said securing bar in engaged position with therobe.

In Figs. 8,4, I show the hub device 9 of the holder and the standards ofthe supporting devices provided with openings 26, which register whenthe robe holder is in engaged position with the robe and the shackle ofa pad lock or other securing device may be passed through saidregistering openings to thus secure the holder in engaged position.

In Fig. 5, I show in detailed section on the plane indicated by the lineaa of Fig. 4, amodified construction in which the hub member 9 isprovided on its inner side with a recess 9 The standard 14k of thesupporting member is provided with a transverse bore 1& to register withsaid recess when the holder is in engaged position, a key receivingsocket 14 spaced from the inner end of said bore, and a locking bolt 27in the said bore and operated by a spring 28 to engage said bolt withsaid recess 9 The said locking bolt has a stem 29, which extends intothe socket 14. A suitable key may be inserted in said socket and engagedwith said stem and employed to move said bolt, against the tension ofits sprin out of engagement with the recess 9 in order to release thelap robe holder and permit the detachment of the robe.

I claim 1. A lap robe securing and supporting device comprising asecuring member to engage one end of a robe, a supporting memberdisposed at an angle to the securing member to engage the robe atanother point, said securing member being movable into and out ofoperative position, means for holding the securing member in operativeposition, and means for connecting said members to an automobile withthe supporting member in position to support the lap robe free from thesweep of the automobile pedals.

2. A lap robe holder for automobiles including mutually connected robesecuring and robe-supporting members, the former being arranged tosecure the front end of a robe and the latter being arranged to engagean intermediate portion of the robe and prevent said intermediateportion from coming in contact with the pedals of the automobile bysagging, and means for positioning said holder in operative relation tosaid pedals.

3. A lap robe clamping and supporting device for automobiles comprisinga robeclamping member to engage one end of a robe, a robe-supportingmember to engage the robe at another point, said supporting member beingdisposed at an angle to the clamping member, and means for movablyconnecting the device to an automobile for movement of the clampingmember into and out of clamping relation to a cooperating element on theautomobile, the said securing and supporting members being connectedtogether.

A. A lap robe securing and supporting device comprising a securingmember to engage one end of a robe, a supporting member disnosed at anangle to said securing memher to engage the robe at another oint, andmeans for movably connecting said members to the foot board of anautomobile with the securing member in position for movement into andout of clamping relation to a cooperating contiguous portion of theautomobile.

5. A lap robe securing and supporting attachment for automobilescomprising a pair of brackets each having a standard portion and a baseportion, the latter to bear and be secured on the foot-board of theautomobile, a bowed robe-securing bar, a bowed robe-supporting bar, thecorresponding ends of said bars converging and being connected, pivotsconnecting the c(' rresponding ends of said bars to said standardportions of said brackets for angular movement of said bars for thepurpose set forth, and springs exerting downward pressure on saidsecuring bar, the said springs having arms bearing on said standardportions, coils engaging said pivots and arms engaging said securlngbar.

6. A lap robe securing and supporting device for automobiles comprisingbowed securing and supporting members disposed at an angle to eachother, and means for holding said members with the securing member inclamping relation to the foot board of an automobile and with thesupporting member in position to support a lap robe above and free ofthe sweep of the pedals or" the automobile when the robe is in use.

7. In combination with the foot board of an automobile, a lap robesecuring and supporting attachment comprising a lap robe holder and alap robe supporting element connected therewith and mounted forsimultaneous movement into and out of operative positions, and means toretain said holder and said supporting element in operative positions.

8. A lap robe holder for automobiles having means to secure one end of arobe and also having means to engage the robe at another point andsupport the same above and clear of the sweep of the automobile pedals,said robe-securing and robe-supporting means being connected together,and means to retain said securing and supporting means in operativepositions.

9. A lap robe holder for automobiles having means to secure one end of arobe and also having means to engage the robe at another point andsupport the same above and clear of the sweep of the automobile pedals,said robe-securing and robe-supporting means being connected together,and means to yieldably retain said securing and supporting means inoperative positions.

10. A lap robe holder for automobiles comprising attaching brackets, anarched lap robe support pivotally connected at its ends with thebrackets, lap robe clamping means carried by the arched support with therobe engaging portions thereof in spaced relation to said support, andmeans for holding the support with the clamping means in operativeposition.

11. In combination with a lap robe sup porting element and means tosecure the same on an automobile and adjacent the pedals of the latter,a robe-securing element to engage one end of the robe, saidrobe-securing element being connected with said supporting element andcooperating with an element of the automobile to hold the robe upon saidrobe-supporting element, and means to retain said securing element inoperative position.

12. A lap robe holder, including a robesupporting member, and arobe-clamping member associated therewith, said robeclamping membercooperating with a contiguous portion of an automobile to hold. the laprobe upon the supporting member, the latter sustaining the lap robe freefrom fouling the pedals of the automobile, and means to hold therobe-clamping member in engagement with the lap robe.

13. A lap robe holder, comprising mutually-connected supporting andclamping members, said clamping member cotiperating with a contiguousportion of the auto mobile to hold the lap robe upon the supportingmember, means for connecting said member, with the automobile, and meansfor holding said members in operative position.

14. A lap robe holder for automobiles, including a supporting memberarranged adjacent to the automobile pedals and serving to support thelap robe free from the sweep of the pedals, and clamping meansassociated with said supporting member and cooperating with a contiguousportion of the automobile to clamp the lap robe in proximity to thepedals.

In testimony whereof, I afiiX my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE H. CHANDLEE. Witnesses J. WVGARNER, M. T. MILLER.

